Mop holder



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MOP HOLDER Filed Aug. 30, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 29, 1934 TES 1 Claim.

This invention relates to holders for oor mops and like articles. The object of the invention is to provide a simple and sturdy mop holder which receives and securely holds the mop without dam- 0, age thereto. The majority of mop holders in use at the present time usually engage the head of the mop in such a way that the mop head is either pierced by holding prongs or else so firmly gripped between jaws that, in a relatively short 19 time, the head of the mop is either damaged or torn by the pressure of the jaws which grip it or by the prongs on such jaws which pass through it.

The primary object of this invention therefore is to provide a mop holder which will engage and securely hold the mop without causing damage to it, whereby the eiiective working life of the mop is greatly prolonged.

More specifically, the invention contemplates 2,0-, the provision of a mop holder wherein the -head of the mop is heldin a pocket or enclosure formed by co-operatng mop-holder jaws, so that the mop is securely retained by the holder without the application of undue pressure on it and 251 without the use of piercing prongs which have been found to seriously damage a mop in a relatively short time.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan View of a mop holder made in accordance with this invention;

39' Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the holder with the clamping screw removed; Fig. 4 is a sectional View on the line 4--4 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, with a mop held in the holder;

.35' Fig. 5 is a plan view of the lower jaw of the holder showing how the head of a mop is received therein; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of mop holder; and Fig. 7 is a side elevation,

partly in section, of the structure of Fig. 6.

In the embodiment of the invention disclosed in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, 6 indicates the conventional form of wooden mop handle or stick, at one end of which is secured the mop holder, consisting of the co-operating jaws 7 and 8. These jaws ,4.5i are so shaped at one end that they fit about the handle or stick 6 and are held thereon in cooperative relationship by means of the bolt 14 extending through apertures 13 formed in the jaws and through the stick, said bolt being ad- .50 justed to apply the necessary clamping force, by

means of the wing nut 15. Each of the jaws 7 and 8 is provided with a widened portion of sufficient length to engage a mop, the head of which is shown at 16 in Figs. 4 and 5. The jaws 15.5..' are each provided at their front edge with a plurality of co-operating prongs or teeth 11 which pass between the strands 17 of the mop and act as separators therefor, as clearly shown in Fig. 5. The jaws are also provided with co-operating end teeth or prongs 10 and rear walls 12.

The closed position of the mop holder is shown in Fig. 2 to i inclusive, where it will be seen that the teeth 11 on the jaws are in abutment, as is the end teeth 10 and rear walls 12 so that the co-operating teeth and walls provide an enclosure or pocket within which the mop head 16 fits, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. rIhe strands 17 of the mop pass out between the teeth or separators 11 so that the mop is securely held in position in the holder, without the application of any great clamping force and without the necessity or piercing the head of the mop.

The teeth or prongs 11 on the holder do not pierce the strands 17 of the mop, but rather separate or pass between them, so that no part of the mop is pierced or forcibly clamped and consequently its insertion in or removal from the holder is but the work of an instant.

In the structure shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the mop holder consists of two jaws 18 and 19, one 80. of these jaws provided with a tubular ferrule portion 20 which fits on the end of the stick 21 and is held thereon by means of a nail 22 or other fastening means. The other jaw 19 is pivotally mounted with respect to the jaw 20 85 by means of a tongue 23 formed on the inner end of the jaw 19 and which extends into a slot 24 provided in the jaw 18. A bolt 25 extends through both jaws so that the jaws may be brought together or separated by means of the wing nut 26 movable on the bolt. The jaw 1S is provided with end walls 27, downwardly extended teeth or prongs 29 and rear enclosing walls 28. Similarly, the other jaw 18 is formed with end walls 30, rear walls 31 and upwardly 95 extended teeth or prongs 32.

The structure of Figs. 6 and 7 is similar in operation to that shown in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, in that the co-operating elements on the two jaws 18 and 19 act to form a pocket or enclo- 100 sure for the mop head so that no great clamping pressureV or piercing of the mop head occurs. After the mop is placed between the two jaws 18 and 19, the teeth 29 and 32, the walls 27 and 30, and the Walls 28 and 31, are brought 105 together in abutment, so that the mop head pocket so formed receives the mop, the strands of which extend outwardly between the prongs 29 and 32.

From the foregoing, the advantages of my im- 3,10

proved mop holder construction will be readily understood. The mop is easily inserted in position and the two jaws are brought toward one another so that the pocket in which the mop head is contained is closed and the mop securely held in position under' all conditions or" use, without the use of piercing or clamping prongs such as have been found to so damage the mop that its life has in they past been greatly shortened.

What I claim isz- A mop holder having a pair of co-operating jaws, means for bringing said jaws together to hold a mop between them, each of said jaws being provided at its front with teeth extending angularly from the body of the jaw and adapted to pass between the mop strands, the jaws being each provided with end walls and rear walls of the same height as the teeth, said walls al1 extending angularly from the body of the jaw on which they are located, the teeth and walls on the jaws being opposed to and abutting each other while a mop is located between the jaws, said teeth and walls co-operating to form a pocket extending closely about and conning the mop head and within which the mop head is held without being materially gripped by said teeth and walls or any other portion of the holder.

SAMSON L. TOPLITZ. 

